Kilgore, TX ( 01/04/18 ) by DarinShort.com. The 70' wide expanses of LoneStar Speedway hosted several phenomenal racing events in 2017. Nightly there was side-by-side racing, drivers coming from the back to win, wild finishes - and the new 2018 season fires up NEXT MONTH, Saturday night, February 17th at 6pm, when fans will be treated to a huge night of racing: the 4th Annual SPRINT SMACKDOWN and LONESTAR SPEEDWAY SEASON POINTS OPENER, featuring added purses in all divisions.

Action fires off Saturday February 17th at 6PM. (The sun goes down at 6:07pm, which will coincide perfectly.)

The Pit Gate will open by 3pm, while the main grandstand area will open by 4:30pm. The driver's draw cut-off for heat races is 5:00pm, with a driver's meeting set for 5:30pm. Hot laps will fire off by 6pm with racing to follow immediately.

Adult grandstand general admission (ages 12-64) to this massive event is just $15! Ages 6-11 are $5, while ages 65+ and military will be $12. All pit passes for all ages are $35.

A JUMBO-SIZED competitor purse is slated in all racing divisions, and the breakdown is as follows, transponders are required for all divisions except FWD 4-Cyl, and a working RACEceiver is required for all divisions:

All sprint car NQ's or Non-Starters will receive $100. Sprint Car heats will include passing points which will determine the feature lineups...straight up by points. No redraw. Rules at www.RaceSaver.com and www.LoneStarSpeedway.com for track general rules. This is a sanctioned RaceSaver IMCA event.

No outside food/drink coolers are allowed inside main grandstand entrance; a full selection of economically priced food concessions, including beer, are available.

REMINDER: A limited supply of reserved seat tickets (in the reserved bucket seat section) are available for the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event at LoneStar Speedway on the following Saturday, February 24th. Details are at the track website and the track Facebook page (that can be found by searching 'LoneStar Speedway').

Open practice will be held the night before the Sprint Smackdown (February 16th, 7-10pm). Any racing division is welcome on practice night, and all pit passes are $15. There is no charge for grandstand admission.

Promoter has the right to change schedule and events at their discretion. Please visit the track website at www.LoneStarSpeedway.com or on Facebook at ‘LoneStar Speedway’ for the latest event news, weather; etc. As in the past several seasons, to be eligible for post-season awards, registered LoneStar Speedway drivers must compete in a minimum of 75% of completed LoneStar Speedway events during the calendar year.

We hope this gets you WARMED UP for these great LoneStar Speedway racing events as the 2018 season kicks off, with the 4th Annual Sprint Smackdown & LoneStar Season Points Opener coming Saturday, February 17th at 6pm!